Nepal vs Uruguay: Urban area over the long-term

Nepal
680.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uruguay
673.19 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nepal rank
110th
Uruguay rank
112th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Nepal
  • Uruguay
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 680.09 km² per grid cell against 673.19 km² per grid cell in Uruguay, a difference of 6.9 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 14 and Uruguay in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Nepal
1100s 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Nepal
1200s 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Nepal
1300s 0.0119 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.0022 km² per grid cell Nepal
1400s 0.0375 km² per grid cell 0.0324 km² per grid cell 0.0052 km² per grid cell Nepal
1500s 0.1185 km² per grid cell 0.1081 km² per grid cell 0.0105 km² per grid cell Nepal
1600s 0.4434 km² per grid cell 0.3608 km² per grid cell 0.0827 km² per grid cell Nepal
1700s 1.55 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.3492 km² per grid cell Nepal
1710s 1.78 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell 0.3523 km² per grid cell Nepal
1720s 1.98 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell 0.3336 km² per grid cell Nepal
1730s 2.2 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 0.2991 km² per grid cell Nepal
1740s 2.43 km² per grid cell 2.19 km² per grid cell 0.2445 km² per grid cell Nepal
1750s 2.69 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 0.1642 km² per grid cell Nepal
1760s 2.96 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 0.0515 km² per grid cell Nepal
1770s 3.25 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell 0.1016 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1780s 3.56 km² per grid cell 3.87 km² per grid cell 0.3044 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1790s 3.89 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell 0.568 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1800s 4.23 km² per grid cell 5.14 km² per grid cell 0.9053 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1810s 4.6 km² per grid cell 5.93 km² per grid cell 1.33 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1820s 4.97 km² per grid cell 6.83 km² per grid cell 1.86 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1830s 5.44 km² per grid cell 10.1 km² per grid cell 4.67 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1840s 5.98 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell 8.77 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1850s 6.55 km² per grid cell 21.51 km² per grid cell 14.95 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1860s 7.16 km² per grid cell 42.18 km² per grid cell 35.03 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1870s 7.79 km² per grid cell 65.71 km² per grid cell 57.92 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1880s 8.58 km² per grid cell 93.39 km² per grid cell 84.8 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1890s 9.42 km² per grid cell 137.85 km² per grid cell 128.43 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1900s 10.01 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 160.97 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1910s 11.14 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 159.85 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1920s 13.49 km² per grid cell 187.31 km² per grid cell 173.82 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1930s 15.37 km² per grid cell 202.13 km² per grid cell 186.76 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1940s 17.51 km² per grid cell 226.49 km² per grid cell 208.98 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1950s 23.99 km² per grid cell 292.19 km² per grid cell 268.2 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1960s 33.94 km² per grid cell 346.32 km² per grid cell 312.37 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1970s 52.5 km² per grid cell 390.91 km² per grid cell 338.4 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1980s 97.56 km² per grid cell 451.56 km² per grid cell 354 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1990s 176.86 km² per grid cell 528.45 km² per grid cell 351.59 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2000s 314.97 km² per grid cell 586.83 km² per grid cell 271.86 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2010s 480.48 km² per grid cell 633.28 km² per grid cell 152.8 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2020s 628.95 km² per grid cell 664.94 km² per grid cell 36 km² per grid cell Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Nepal or Uruguay?
Nepal, at 680.09 km² per grid cell against 673.19 km² per grid cell in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Nepal and Uruguay?
6.9 km² per grid cell, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uruguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Uruguay rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Nepal ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.